FRI MAY 08 2026-theGBJournal| Sunil Taldar, chief executive officer of telecommunications and mobile money services giant, Airtel Africa, said Friday that the company will delay the planned Initial Public Offer (IPO) of its mobile money unit, Airtel Money, ”with the intention of undertaking the IPO in the second half of 2026.”
”We have made good progress and remain committed to the listing as market conditions allow, with the intention of undertaking the IPO in the second half of 2026,” said Taldar.
Taldar revealed the development while providing trading update for the company’s results for year ended 31 March 2026.
He noted that Airtel Money has made strong progress across digital adoption, ecosystem expansion and product innovation this year.
Customer engagement continues to deepen, with app transacting customers up 74% and annualised TPV of over $215 billion in Q4’26.
The unit continues to scale and deepen engagement, with an expanded customer base of 54.1 million, up by 21.3% year-on-year.
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